Where does “filmaattinen” come from?
filmaattinen (Finnish) comes from Swedish filma, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
filmaattinen (Finnish): presentable, good-looking; cinematic
Definitions
- presentable, good-looking; cinematic
Ancestry of “filmaattinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | filma | to film; to record a motion picture; to dive; to... |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |